mjöðm
See also: mjødm and mjǫðm
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðm (“hip”), from Proto-Germanic *medumō (“middle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjœðm/
- Rhymes: -œðm
Noun
mjöðm f (genitive singular mjaðmar, nominative plural mjaðmir)
- (anatomy) hip
Declension
declension of mjöðm
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mjöðm | mjöðmin | mjaðmir | mjaðmirnar |
| accusative | mjöðm | mjöðmina | mjaðmir | mjaðmirnar |
| dative | mjöðm | mjöðminni | mjöðmum | mjöðmunum |
| genitive | mjaðmar | mjaðmarinnar | mjaðma | mjaðmanna |
Derived terms
- mjaðmagrind (“pelvis”)
- mjaðmarbein (“hipbone”)
- mjaðmarspaði (“ilium”)